Corn-planter.



A. H. HALSTEAD.

001m LANTER. APPLICATION FILED NOV. 25, i911.

Patented June 4, 1912.

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: win/Eases ATTORNEYS A. H. HALSTEAD.

CORN PLANTBR.

APPLIQATION FILED NOV. 25, 1911.

Patented June 4, 1912.

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WITNESSES ATTORNEYS ALLEN H. HALS'IEAD, or sxmlvrozan, KANSAS CDRN-PLAN'I'EB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 4, 1912.

Application filed November 25, 1911. Serial No. 662,305.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALLEN H. HALsTEAD, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Skidmore, in the county of Cherokee, State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Corn-Planters,

of which the followingis a specification.

My invention is an improvement in corn 'plantersand has for its object the provision of means inconn'ection with the planter, for permittin acha'rge of fertilizer to be deposited w1tlithe seed in each. hill, or on the hill after the seed has been planted, on both in the hill and .on the hill as may be desired, or for permitting oneor more kinds of seed to be deposited in each hill, with a. charge of fertilizer on the, hill.

A further objct isto providea mechanism for disconnecting the tripping mechanisin anddropping mechanism to permit the said dropping mechanism to be set at any desired'positlon, to provide for thetransverse alinement of thehills, i

In the drawings: Figure lisfaperspective view of the improvement; Fig. 2 1s a section on the-line 2-2 of Fig. 5; Fig. 3 is a side view of the tripping mechanism; Fig. 4 is a detail side view of the means for disconnect. ing the trippingshaft from the operating shaft; Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal'sed' tion; and Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the tripping mechanism.

In the present embodiment of the invention a frame is provided, consisting of lonitudinal beams 1, and connecting cross fieams 2, and an axle 3 is journaled in bearlngs 4 on the under side of the frame. The beams 1 are also connected by cross bolts 5. Wheels 6 are secured to the ends of the exle, and a tongue/Z is arranged longitudinally of the frame at approximately the center thereof, and isheld to the frame by stirrup hangers 8. A plate 9 is arranged transversely of the frame between the wheels, and a grain orseed box 10 is seated on each end of the plate over an opening 11 through the plate.

Each of the boxes 10 is divided into three compartments, an inner compartment 10, an intermediate compartment 10", and an outer compartment 10, by means of partitions 12.

The outer and intermediate compartmen s 10 and 10 communicate with a hose 15 by means of the opening 11 in the plate 9. The inner compartment 10 communicates with a hose l5 by means of a similar opening (not shown) at the rear of the plate.

The lower end of hose 15 is received between the sides of a runner or furrow opener 16, and the hose 15 delivers behind the said runner.

The front-end of each runner is curved upwardly, and one end of a link 18 is pivoted to the saidfront end at one end, the other end of the link having a bearing 19 encircling a shaft 20 arranged transversely of the under face of the frame in bearings 20*. The rear ends of the runners may be lifted by means of levers 21, each of which is pivoted to a lug 22 on a sleeve 22 on the axle and has one. end connected to the r nner by a link 28.

Each of the levers may be held with the runner elevated by means of a catch 24 on an arm 25 held by a bracket 26 extending laterally from the frameinear the seat 18. Feed slides 27, 27 and'27 are provided for the respective compartments 10 ,10 and 10 of each seed box, and each side is provided with an opening 28 adapted to register with the compartment in one position of the slide and with the hose in theother position.

A tube 29 is' arranged between compartments 10 and 10 and the hose l5, and a similar tube 29 is arranged between compart-ment 10 and hose 15, the former tube slide rearwardly, that is, to hold it in the position shown in Fig. 5, with the opening,

28 of the slide in register with the box. Each slide is provided Wlbh a rib 32 at its front edge, and on its lower face forengag ing the plate 9 to limit the rearward move ment of the slide.

The front ends of slides 27 and 27' are connected to a crank arm 33 on a shaft 3 1 supported in blocks 35 on the frame by means of a rod 86. The front end of the rod has an angular lug or hook 37 which enper edges and'at their rear ends, and de-' gages one of a series of openings 38 in the arm, and the rear end of the rod engages a plate 39 securedhetwcen the slides.

Blocks 3.") are seated on plates 40, connecting adjacent cross bars 2, and a sleeve 3 is journaled on the shaft 34 between the arms 37. A cross head a1 is secured to each end of sleeve 34., each cross head having a split bearing ll" encircling the sleeve cured thereonby a bolt and nut -12.

A rod 43 has one end secured to the cross head at each end of the sleeve, and the other end of the rod is secured to the front end of slide 27. A cam disk it is secured to one end of a shaft 45 journaled below shaft 34, and the said arm is provided with oppositely extending lateral pins or lingers 46 and 49. An arm 47 is secured to the adjacent end of shaft 34 on the outer side of the cam fouengagement' by pin 10, and an arm 48 is secured to, the adjacent end of sleeve 34? for engagement by pin 49.

The shaft 34 is journaled in bearing plates 50 (Fig. t), each of which is slidable vertically in a bearing 51 on the frame. The lower end of each plate 50 isprovided with a transverse slot 52, and a bolt 53 is passed through each slot and through a registering opening in a lever 54. Each lever M is pivoted at one end to a lag 55 on the frame and is provided with a U-shaped portion 56' adjacent to the lug and to which the plate 50 is connected.

By means of levers 54 but one of which is shown the shaft 34 may be lifted above the blocks 85. A catch 57 is provided for each lever 54.- to hold the lever with the shaft elevated. \Vhen so held, the arms 47 and 18 are out of contact with the cam lingers. Shaft 4-5 is provided with a sprocket wheel 58 connected by a chain 59 with a sprocket wheel (50 on the axle 3.

. The seat 13 is supported by standards 14: behind the boxes 10, and each runner is composed at' its rear end of laterally spaced vertical plates converging at their front ends. A flap or scraper consisting of a plate (36 is hinged to the plates at their up- This plate is pends against; the rear ends.

drawing the adapted tp cover the seed by soil into the furrow and to receive the fertilizer.

The axle is provided with ratchet. wheels (ii. and (32, one on each side of the sprocket wheel (30, and each wheel (ll-62 is engaged by a holding pawl 63 (but one of which is shown) on the sprocket wheel ('10. A lever. (it is journaled atone end on the axle.

In operation, the respective compartments being filled with seed and fertilizer, when the machine moves forward, the runners 16 open a furrow, and at regular intervals, that is, at each ,rotation of shaft 45, shaft and se-- t1 common opening smoothing the same 34 is oscillated to draw slides 27 and 27* forwardly. A charge of grain has meanwhile been received in the opening 28 of each slide, and as the opening 28 passes aboveopening 11 the seed is dropped into the furrow. Directly after the movement of slides 27 and 27 arm 48 is struck by pin 49, and the sleeve 34 is oscillated to move slide 27, and the said slide drops a charge of fertilizer into hose 15, which delivers the charge behind the runner on the surface of the ground. Thus two charges of seed may be dropped into each hill, and a charge of fertilizer be dropped on the hill, by a single machine. The arms 4-6 and 48 are arranged so that the charge from compartment 10 is dropped practically directly over .the charge of seed. After the end of the row has been reached and the machine has been turned, it is desirable that the first hill should be in alinement with the last hill of the preceding row. By means of the mechanism shown in Fig. 4', the shaft- 34 and. the sleeve 31f are lifted, until .the arms 47- and 48 are out of position for engagement by.

the pins L6 and 19, after which the sprocket wheel 58 may be turned to set the dropping device at the desired point.

It will be understood that the fertilizer may be dropped in the hill with the grain as well as on the hill. For this purpose, the seed is placed in the compartment 10, and the fertilizer is placed in the compartments 10. and 10". dropped in the hill and another charge on the hill.

I claim 1-- 1. In a planter,

at each side of he frame, the boxes are supported, said plate having for the. outer and central compartment of each an opening for the inner a hose for each opening, a runner below the hose of the outer and central compartments to which the hose delivers, the inner compartment delivering behind the runner, a slide for; each compartment sliding on the plate arid having an opening for registering with the compartments or with the opening of the plate, a spring normally holding the slides in rearward position and in register with the compartments, a tripping shaft journaled transversely of the frame, a sleeve on the tripping shaft, radial arms on the sleeve and on the tripping shaft, a link connecting the arm of the shaft to the outer and intermediate slides, a link connecting the arm of the sleeve to the inner slide, a driving shaft below the first-named shaft, a driving connection between the shaft and the axle, a cam wheel on the driving shaft, said wheel having angularly spaced A charge of fertilizer is thus box and compartment,

a wheel supported frame. a grain box com )rising three compartments a plate on which hose for the oppositely extending lateral pins, an arm on the end of the tripping shaft for engagement by one of the pins, an arm on the end of the sleeve for engagement by the other pin, and means for lifting the tripping shaft out of engaging position with the operating shaft. 2. In a planter, a wheel supported frame, a grain box comprising-three compartments at each side of the frame, a plate on which the boxes are supported, said plate having a common opening for the outer and central compartment of each box and an opening for the inner compartment, a hose for each opening, a runner below the hose of the outer and central compartments to which the hose delivers, the hose for the inner compartment delivering behind the runner, a slide for each compartment sliding on the plate and having .an opening for registering with the compartments or with the opening of the plate, a spring normally holding the slides in rearward-position and in register with the compartments, a tripping shaft j ournaled transversely of the frame, a sleeve on the tripping shaft, radial arms on the sleeve and on the tripping shaft, a link connecting the arm of the shaft to the outer and intermediate slides, a link connecting the arm of the sleeve to the inner slide, a driving shaft below the first-named shaft, a driving connection between the shaft and the axle, a cam wheel on the driving shaft, said wheel having angularly spaced oppositely extending lateral pins, an arm onthe end of the tripping shaftfor engagement by one of the pins, and an arm on the end of the sleeve for engagement by the other pm. r

3. In a planter, a wheel supported frame, a grain box comprising three compartments at each side of the frame, a plate on which the boxes are supported, said plate having a common opening for the outer and central compartment of each box and an opening for the inner compartment, a hose for each opening, a runner below the hose of the outer'and central compartments to which the hose delivers, the hose for the inner compartment delivering behind the runner, a slide for each compartment sliding on the plate and having an opening for registering with-the compartments or with the opening of the plate, a spring normally holding the slides in rearward position and in register.

with the compartments, a tripping shaft journaled transversely of the frame, a sleeve on the tripping shaft, radial arms oh the sleeves and on the tripping shaft, a link connecting the arm of the shaft to the outer and intermediate slides, a link connecting the arm of the sleeve to the inner slide, a drivin shaft below the fiI'Sll-Il&lZlGd shaft,

a drivmg connection between the shaft and for alternately oscillating the tripping shaft" and the sleeve. V,

4. In a planter, a wheel supported frame, a grain box comprising three compartments at each side of the frame, a plate on which the boxes are supported, said plate having a common opening for the outer and central compartment of each box and an opening for the inner compartment, a hose for each opening, a runner "below the hose of the outer and central compartments to which the hosedelivers, the hose for the inner compartment delivering behind the runner, a slide for each compartment sliding on the plate and having an opening for registering with the compartments or with the opening the sleeve and the inner slide for moving the slide when the sleeve is oscillated, and means operated by the axle for alternately oscillating the tripping shaft and the sleeve.

5. In a planter, a wheel supported frame, a grain box comprising three compartments at each side of the frame, a plate on which the boxes are supported, said plate having a common opening for the outer and central compartment of each box and an opening for the inner compartment, a hose for each opening, a runner below the hose of the outer and central compartments to which the hose delivers, the hose for the inner compartment delivering behind the runner, a slide for each compartment sliding on the plate and having an opening for registering with the compartments or with the opening of the plate, means for normally holding the slides in register with the compartment, a connection between the outer and the intermediate slides, and means operated by the axle for alternately moving the connected slides and the inner slides.

6. In a planter, a frame, a grain box at each side of the frame, each of the said boxes having three compartments, a delivery slide foreac-h compartment, a runner below tween the outer and the intermediate slides,

and means operated by the axle for moving the connected slides and the single slide in alternation.

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7. In a planter, a frame, a grain box at from the other compartment and delivering each side thereof, each of the said boxes it behind the runner, and meansoperated 10 having a plurality of compartments, a deby the movement of the frame for moving liveryslide for each compartment, a runner the delivering slides in alternation.

5 below each grain box, means at each side of ALLEN H. HALSTEAD. the -frame for conveying the grain from one Witnesses: compartment to the runner, means at each EMERSEN HULL, side of the frame for conveying the grain W. H. SHAFFER. 

